document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696456>Question 696456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 2005, the number of federal hazardous waste site in California was 6 less than three times the number of sites in Washington. How many hazardous waste sites were there in Washington if there were 36 such sites in California. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C = 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C = 3W-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"C\" and solve for \"W\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36 = 3W - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3W = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 14 (# of sites in Washington)<BR>\n" );
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